Defence & Space

Thales Alenia Space to develop the navigation system orbiting around the Moon

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Telespazio to design and develop the space segment of the Navigation System and satellite…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

BAE Systems secures contract for naval gun to support the Colombian Navy

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Run-flat inserts – an essential component of modern military wheeled vehicles

For many years, it has been observed that wheeled chassis purchased and operated by the armed forces require additional equipment to enable…

2025-03-07 | Radosław Niesobski | 4 minutes

When Trump Plays with Putin – Europe Must Arm Itself

Donald Trump makes it clear that Europe must defend itself and take care of its own security. It has taken…

2025-02-21 | Sławek Zagórski | 4 minutes

BAE Systems secures contract for naval gun to support the Colombian Navy

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Representatives of the European Union Military Committee visiting Poland

Representatives of the European Union Military Committee visited the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. The off-site informal meeting focused on the…

2025-03-13 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Curtiss-Wright to support USMC’s Combat Data Network Program

Curtiss-Wright Receives $18 million follow-on order from U.S. Marine Corps to support Combat Data Network Program with Tactical Communications.

2025-03-08 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Elbit Systems to provide JNDFC Center for a European Country

Elbit Systems awarded contracts totaling approximately $100 million to provide Joint National Digital Fires Command Center for a European country.

2025-02-10 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Leonardo at Verticon 2025 in Dallas

Italian group Leonardo has announced a series of agreements signed at Verticon 2025, the world’s largest event for the global vertical…

2025-03-13 | Redakcja | 20 minutes

Mactronic on Enforce Tac 2025

Mactronic Group redefines tactical lighting with groundbreaking innovations debuting for the first time at this year’s Enforce Tac event.

2025-02-21 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Thales Alenia Space to develop the navigation system orbiting around the Moon

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Telespazio to design and develop the space segment of the Navigation System and satellite…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

BAE Systems secures contract for naval gun to support the Colombian Navy

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Leonardo at Verticon 2025 in Dallas

Italian group Leonardo has announced a series of agreements signed at Verticon 2025, the world’s largest event for the global vertical…

2025-03-13 | Redakcja | 20 minutes

More MSBS Grot rifles for the Polish Border Guard

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, part of the Polish Armaments Group, and the Border Guard Headquarters have signed a contract for the next…

2025-02-27 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

BAE Systems secures contract for naval gun to support the Colombian Navy

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Representatives of the European Union Military Committee visiting Poland

Representatives of the European Union Military Committee visited the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. The off-site informal meeting focused on the…

2025-03-13 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Further Polish-Korean Talks at the Polish Ministry of National Defense

Deputy Minister of National Defense Paweł Bejda met in Warsaw with Hyunki Cho, Deputy Minister of the Defense Acquisition Program…

2025-03-07 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

France is considering deploying Rafale jets with nuclear weapons in Germany

As reported by The Telegraph, after a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump, the Élysée Palace is…

2025-02-26 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Thales Alenia Space to develop the navigation system orbiting around the Moon

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Telespazio to design and develop the space segment of the Navigation System and satellite…

2025-03-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Cooperation Agreement between Radmor and WiRan

The Gdynia-based companies Radmor and WiRan have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects in the space industry. The…

2025-02-24 | Redakcja | 3 minutes
Shooting

Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle MSBS Grot .308 S20 for civilian shooters

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, a member of the Polish Armaments Group, has introduced the semi-automatic designated marksman rifle MSBS Grot .308 S20…

2025-03-11 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

IWA 2025: Leupold’s New Products

In a short video report from IWA OutdoorClassics 2025, a Leupold representative discusses the key new products for this year.

2025-03-10 | Michał Ihnatów | 1 minutes

IWA 2025: Leupold’s New Products

In a short video report from IWA OutdoorClassics 2025, a Leupold representative discusses the key new products for this year.

2025-03-10 | Michał Ihnatów | 1 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025: Hornady

Hornady, a U.S.-based manufacturer of ammunition and shooting accessories, presented new products in its lineup at Enforce Tac 2025.

2025-03-08 | Michał Ihnatów | 1 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025: Source Tactical with Ballistic Protection for Women

At the Source Tactical booth, not only popular hydration systems were showcased, but also personal ballistic protection—including armor specifically designed…

2025-02-26 | Michał Ihnatów | 2 minutes

CuraheeGear introduces the TF-50 uniform set to its product lineup

CuraheeGear introduces the TF-50 uniform set, which includes pants designed specifically for the Commando Military Unit (Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów) in…

2025-02-18 | Michał Ihnatów | 4 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025 starts on February 24th

Enforce Tac is an international trade fair aimed at law enforcement officers, experts from government agencies, and representatives of the…

2025-01-30 | Michał Ihnatów | 4 minutes

POLSECURE: Holsters HPE Poland offer for uniformed services

At the 3rd International Police and Public Security Fair POLSECURE 2024 in Kielce, Holsters HPE Poland presented its offer for…

2024-05-01 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle MSBS Grot .308 S20 for civilian shooters

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, a member of the Polish Armaments Group, has introduced the semi-automatic designated marksman rifle MSBS Grot .308 S20…

2025-03-11 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

IWA 2025: WBP Rogów presents Piast rifle

The Wytwórnia Broni Jacek Popiński (WBP Rogów) is presenting a highly anticipated new product at the IWA OutdoorClassics 2025 trade fair…

2025-02-27 | Michał Ihnatów | 3 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Weapon light: a practical tool for everyday service. How to choose?

In the world of armed forces, where every second can determine the outcome of an operation, precision and effectiveness are…

2024-08-29 | Redakcja | 7 minutes

Over 100% increase in gun permits in Poland in 2024

The Polish Police have released statistical data on firearm permits issued in 2024. An increasing number of Poles now hold…

2025-02-20 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

Firearms In Poland 2023: Number of permits continues to grow

The National Police Headquarters has released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and firearms themselves in the hands of…

2024-02-17 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

5 Best Value ATN Rifle Scopes Under €1500

ATN is a leading manufacturer of daytime optics, smart night vision, and thermal vision technology. The innovative features and ergonomic designs…

2022-11-11 | Redakcja | 8 minutes

MILMAG Visits Grand Power

Grand Power is a Slovak manufacturer of the acknowledged good quality firearms. Take part in our guided tour with English subtitles.

2022-05-23 | Redakcja | 1 minutes

TEST: Direct Action Vanguard Uniform

The Vanguard is a uniform set from the Polish brand Direct Action, designed in collaboration with special forces soldiers. There are…

2025-01-19 | Michał Gaweł | 18 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

Contract for the production of AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER missiles for Poland and other countries

The U.S. Department of Defense signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of the 22nd batch of AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles, including orders for Poland, Japan, the Netherlands, and Finland.

On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) of the Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, signed a contract worth 3,230,277,154 USD with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, based in Orlando, Florida, for the production of the 22nd batch of AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) cruise missiles, including for export customers through the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) program: Poland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Finland.

Two JASSM missiles carried by an F-35A Lightning II / Image: Lockheed Martin

All work will be carried out in Orlando with a deadline of July 31, 2032. The funds come from the NDAA defense budget for the fiscal year 2024, including 1,493,277,729 USD for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to purchase missiles, 176,250,000 USD for the U.S. Navy to purchase weapons, 2,147,497 USD again for the USAF for operational support and readiness maintenance, and 751,690,016 USD from the FMS program funds.

Since only the extended-range AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Extended Range) missiles are currently in production, the above contract pertains specifically to this version. These missiles have a range of at least 926 km (and in practice over 1000 km), compared to 340 km in the basic AGM-158A JASSM version.

Poland

On May 28, 2024, a contract worth approximately 735 million USD net (2.871 billion PLN net / 3.531 billion PLN gross) was signed for the delivery of several hundred AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER missiles (according to information from U.S. documents: 400 units) from a total batch of 821 units, for which Poland received approval on March 12, 2024.

According to previous information, Poland has purchased 40 AGM-158A JASSM missiles and 70 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles. They have been integrated with F-16C/D Block 52+ Advanced aircraft. The missiles from the new batch will also be integrated with F-35A Husarz aircraft. Last year, there was interest expressed in the AGM-158D JASSM-XR (Extreme Range), which is being developed and is expected to have an estimated range of 1,600-1,900 km.

Japan

On July 4, 2024, a contract was signed by the Tokyo government for the purchase of 50 AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER missiles, which were valued at up to 104 million USD on August 28, 2023. These missiles will be carried by 98 Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Kai air superiority fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Kōkū Jieitai), which are being upgraded by Boeing in cooperation with local Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to the F-15JSI (Japanese Super Interceptor) standard. The integration plans were announced back in December 2017.

The JASSM-ER missiles may also be considered in the plan announced on August 6, 2023, to explore the concept of modifying Kawasaki C-2 medium transport aircraft to carry palletized long-range cruise missiles in their cargo hold, which would be launched after being dropped in mid-air.

Kingdom of Netherlands

On July 29, 2024, the government in The Hague ordered 120 AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER missiles, which were valued at up to 908 million USD as part of a package on February 5 of this year. The purchase plans were revealed on April 3, 2023.

Similar to Poland, these missiles will be carried by F-35A Lightning II aircraft (with the ultimate goal of reaching 58 units according to the latest plans), which achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) on September 26 of this year, replacing F-16AM/BM MLU Block 10/15 aircraft in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht).

Finland

On May 31, 2024, the government in Helsinki signed a contract for the purchase of, most likely, 200 AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER missiles, which were included in the package with 64 F-35A aircraft announced on October 9, 2020.

So far, along with 62 F/A-18 Hornets, the Finnish Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) has been using AGM-158A JASSM missiles (approval was granted in October 2011, an order worth 178.5 million USD was placed in March 2012, and integration was completed in March 2018).

Who else in the Future?

It is expected that Australia (already using the basic JASSM missiles) and Germany, which has requested 75 missiles for its F-35A aircraft, should join the group of JASSM-ER users in the near future.

JASSM-family missiles have been used in combat at least twice so far. In April 2018, American B-1B Lancer bombers launched 18 of them at targets in Syria, and on October 27, 2019, an undisclosed number of missiles were used to destroy the headquarters of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in that country, near the Turkish border. (It has not been publicly disclosed whether B-1B bombers used these missiles in the latest attack on February 2 of this year on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq).

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